I know you were kidding, but I've said this several times before: swapping a high-level OC in Nuss for Borges is worth 10 Damien Harrises. I'd take that trade every time, and I'm sure many others would as well.

I'm quite sure the 2013 offense was quite bad and will be better in the future under new guidance. My burning question is this, if Michigan scores 41 points against OSU will the defense be able to keep OSU from scoring 42?

According to his 247 page and the accompanying timeline, Texas A&M offered mere hours ago, but this also says that he is expected to make a visit to Ohio State in late November as well. Actually, the date mentioned - 11/28 - is the day before The Game.

His new top five is four SEC teams (including one that offered him only yesterday) and one other school with a head coach who is steeped in SEC recruiting practices. What could po$$ibly be the common factor?

I get that his decommitment has a lot to do with our season last year, but I have trouble believing he's a life long Michigan fan. An upgraded move at coordinator wouldn't cause a life long fan to drop that easily. If it's because of the season results, just say it; don't give me some bullshit about Borges and his HS coach. When he committed, his HS coach was quoted as saying that he told Damien before he committed that coordinators could change, and Michigan could go 0-12, and Damien still decided to commit. Don't get me wrong, however, I wish the kid the best, he's an incredible talent, and by most accounts a stand up kid.

Just because he's going to play elsewhere doesn't mean that he's not a lifelong fan. He's just doing what he thinks is best for him and his football future. With the exception of Kentucky still being on the list, all of those programs are pretty top-notch.

I get that it's your immediate reaction here, but come on....none of us have all of the details here. It sure seems like M has put all their eggs in the Weber basket for one. And while Harris' relationship with Borges didn't help things when he got fired, I'm sure it has more to do with Damien's first brush with what college football is, first and foremost - a business. And as such, he has to make a business decision more than an emotional one (being an M fan growing up and idolizing Hart). Let's not forget that Derrick Green grew up a lifelong OSU fan, wears #27 to honor Eddie George and yet he and OSU went their separate ways.

And most of all, he was 16 when he made his M commitment. I can't tell you the number of things I absolutely believed at 16 and then 10 months later, completely did not believe anymore.

The Marx Brothers were comedy geniuses. I still gets laughs watching YouTube clips of Groucho's TV show You Bet Your Life that I recall watching when they were first broadcast in the '50s. For my generation, Groucho's quiz question, "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?" became the standby question to prove how smart (or not so smart) we were.

When I was 16 I thought I loved my girlfriend. Ten months later I knew better and moved on to having 5 girlfriends. I realized it was my advantage to officially visit these girlfriends on separate occasions.

I think people throw that phrase "fan" around and it means different things to different people. I was a "fan" of the Miami Dolphins growing up because Dan Marino was my favorite player, but I watched maybe 1-2 games per year, and rarely even knew if they won or lost most weekends. Whereas I was also a Michigan fan at the same time and Michigan winning or losing was the difference between me being suicidal or on Cloud 9 for a week. Who knows what he really meant when he said he was a lifelong fan?

Exactly. Kids are "fans" of a lot. I was a Charlotte Hornets fan when I was a kid because I liked Larry Johnson and their colors. I had a metal Charlotte Hornets waste basket in my bedroom and a Larry Johnson poster. Not sure I watched more than a few Hornets games a year, or cared to, but when I asked I would say they were my favorite team. I also had University of Arizona basketball shorts. Kids' fandoms are weird and often times not terribly strong.

College is completely different in regards to fandom, simply because players change far more often than in the pros in most cases. In general, if you like a college team, you do so because of the team itself.

Umm, it's weird, bordering on inappropriate, to be on this blog, posting comments about recruiting, and not mention Glen Rice on those Hornets teams w/ Zo & Granmama.
No?!
Glen the reason I rooted those Hornets

Thank your avatar and Borges for this in putting Michigan's worst rushing year ever on a platter for Harris to consume in judging his football future at Michigan. It will sting if he ends up at Ohio, and I will never forgive Funk or Borges for life if this kid turns into the next Barry Sanders.

of negative recruiting! I'm sure all the opposing HC are telling him that Hoke will be gone next season since Michigan will lose 4 or 5 games again. I think we may be back on his list if Hoke has a turnaround season!